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Entrances That Give You Chills
#25Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/24/18 at 10:48pm
"You there....why are you so late..." Norma at the top of the stairs. Chills.
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ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#27Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:12pm
Leading player shadow/walking through curtain in the recent pippin revival.
the adult woman (camryn manheim's role) walking down the stairs as "Mamma Who Bore Me" begins in the Spring Awakening revival
Anatol in Great Comet
#28Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:16pm
Only one mention of Madame Rose???
Wow.
#29Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:49pm
Cervantes being brought into the prison by the Spanish Guards in the original Man of La Mancha.
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#30Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 2:50pm
My #1 is When Hamilton appears in the first song -- always chills every time I've seen it.
Hedwig.
Dolly in the title song.
Also, Janet McTeer's entrance in the revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses revival was pretty damn great.
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#31Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 2:53pm
Adult simba in the Lion king.
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#33Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:24pm
I’d also agree with the adult Ti Moune’s entrance in the superb Once on this Island revival as one that is exhilarating.*
“Sing out, Louise” remains the gold standard, though.
#34Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:28pm
Helene's entrance for "Charming" in GREAT COMET was fabulous.
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WaffleOnWheels
Stand-by Joined: 6/2/17
#35Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:31pm
The two best parts of an otherwise pretty dreadful show was Christine Ebersole appearing at the top of those pink stairs exclaiming "she's here", and Patti Lupone walking on stage exclaiming "It's so wonderful to be back in Manhattan!"
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#36Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:52pm
I graciously add the entrance of The Leading Player (Ben Vereen) in the original Bob Fosse's direction / choreography of Pippin: a haunting musical vamp followed by the reveal of a wall of just hands moving to the curious music. Then through the darkness we meet The Leading Player. Brilliant. Breathtaking.
BTW... loved the revival too, but the original entrance was, as the song said, "magic".
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theaterdarling
Stand-by Joined: 9/4/17
#37Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:36pm
Al Pacino as Teach in American Buffalo. F***in Ruthie. F***in Ruthie...... Can't ever forget it.
pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
#38Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:42pm
Circle of Life in The Lion King and Alexander Hamilton's entrance in Hamilton.
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#39Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/25/18 at 11:44pm
Joanna Lumley in La Bête. Unforgettable.
"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
singerunlimited
Understudy Joined: 3/19/06
#40Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 1:12amNorma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard.” Hard to top, IMHO.
mailhandler777
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/15
#41Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 1:44am
I haven't seen Dolly yet so can't give my opinion on that. My favorite entrance is Glinda appearing in her bubble and when Elphaba runs onstage in Wicked.
I'm also a weird one but I got chills when Christine Dwyer ran onstage as Sylvia in Finding Neverland.
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jonah3500
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/17
#42Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 6:29amMy favorite is when the curtain rises on all of bikini bottom.
Zamedy154
Featured Actor Joined: 6/26/16
#43Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 7:30am
Re: "Sing out, Louise!" (which by the way was not in the original script. It was handwritten in by Merman. Whether it was her idea or she wrote in an add from the creative team is unclear)...
Does Rose always enter from the back of the theatre down one of the aisles? Did Angela, Tyne, Bernadette and Patti all do that?
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#45Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:26am
Bettyboy72 said: ""You there....why are you so late..." Norma at the top of the stairs. Chills."
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#46Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:31am
chewy5000 said: "I'm so glad someone already mentioned TIMBUKTU"
I had no prior knowledge of that, but it was pretty damn fabulous. "I AM HERE."
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- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
ebizzle
Stand-by Joined: 7/16/17
#47Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:31amFor me, Pierre’s entrance in Great Comet and not even when Josh Groban was in the show. Towards the end of the run there was a lot of excitement and anticipation, probably due to the fantastic set and costumes. I know I held my breath the last time I saw the show, a few performances before closing.
#48Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:29pm
ARTc3 said: "I graciously add the entrance of The Leading Player (Ben Vereen) in the original Bob Fosse's direction / choreography of Pippin: ahaunting musical vamp followed by the reveal of a wall of just hands moving to the curious music. Then through the darkness we meet The Leading Player. Brilliant. Breathtaking.
BTW... loved the revival too, but the original entrance was, as the song said, "magic"."
I was just today thinking about PIPPIN and remembered this thread. I loved the entrance of the LP and the other leads in the revival. I saw the show a few weeks after the Tonys so I knew what to expect from the curtain drop but was still wow'ed.
#49Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:34pm
Bernadette in Follies
Bernadette/CZJ in A Little Night Music
Bernadette in Gypsy
Bernadette in Hello, Dolly!
Bernadette in Sunday
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/15
#50Entrances That Give You Chills
Posted: 2/27/18 at 12:10am
I don't think any entrance in Broadway history tops Dolly at Harmonia Gardens but a few others I like:
- I think Bye Bye Birdie is really well constructed with the slow reveal of Conrad Birdie. The first time we meet him (in "Healthy Normal American Boy"
, he doesn't even speak. Then finally after more than half an act talking about him, we finally get to hear him in "Honestly Sincere"
- I've also always been fond of the Witch's entrance in Into the Woods
- The Phantom at the end of "Masquerade
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